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20 Penalty and free-kick
Sevens 20.8 [Replacement] 20.8 The kicker may punt, drop-kick or place-kick (other than for touch) the ball. Replaced by: 20.8 The kicker may punt or drop-kick the ball but may not place-kick it.
20 Penalty and free-kick
10s 20.8 [Replacement] 20.8 The kicker may punt, drop-kick or place-kick (other than for touch) the ball. Replaced by: 20.8 The kicker may punt or drop-kick the ball but may not place-kick it.
Drop-out
Arm points to relevant drop-out line
20 Penalty and free-kick
GAME-ON 20.8 [Replacement] 20.8 The kicker may punt, drop-kick or place-kick (other than for touch) the ball. Replaced by: 20.8 If the penalty or free-kick is taken within the team’s own half, the kicker may punt, drop-kick or place-kick (other than for touch) the ball. If it is taken within the opponents’ half, the penalty or free-kick must be tapped and played immediately.
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
Principle Kick-offs are used to start each half of the match or period of extra-time. Restart kicks are used to resume play. 12.1 All kick-offs and restart kicks are drop kicks. Sanction: The non-kicking team has the option of the kick being retaken or a scrum. Kick-off Kick-off ... n or a scrum. If there is a delay, the kick will be deemed accepted, and restarted with a try-line drop ou
20 Penalty and free-kick
s it is defective. Sanction: Scrum. 20.8 The kicker may punt, drop-kick or place-kick (other tha ... n of a penalty or free-kick 20.1 The mark for a penalty or free-kick must be in the field of pla ... t Location of penalty or free-kick While the ball is in play excluding a late charge after a kick. At the place of infringement. While the ball is dead. At the point wher
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
s with a drop kick on or behind the centre of the half-way line. The restart kick must be taken within 3 ... e-kick. 12.11 [Replacement] 12.11 Play is restarted with a 22-metre drop-out whe ... y on or behind the centre of the half-way line. Sanction: The non-kicking team has the option of the kic ... l or dropped goal is kicked. Sanction: Free-kick. 12.5 [Replacement] 12.5 When the ball is kicke
12 Kick-off and restart kicks
s with a drop kick on or behind the centre of the half-way line. Sanction: Free-kick. 12.5 [Replacemen ... y on or behind the centre of the half-way line. Sanction: The non-kicking team has the option of the kick bein ... l. Sanction: Scrum. b. Opposition players must be on or behind the 10-metre line. Sanction: The kick is retaken. Replaced by: a. Team-mates of the kicker must be behind the ball. Sanction: Free-kic
2026-11 Law change - Hip drop tackles
Hip drop tackles – Law change in effect from 1 November 2026 Concern has been raised about rare actions in our game that are known as ‘hip drop tackles.’ They often lead to significan ... w Definition: Hip-drop tackle: When a ball carrier… - is grasped and tackled from the side or behin ... r is in open field play; or a hip drop tackle . *viewer discretion advised Further wor
2025-07 Law clarification - Kick-off actions - July 2025
World Rugby have issued a new formal law clarification relating to the actions of a team deliberately infringing at a kick-off or restart. This can be found here .
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Definitions
l caught without first touching anyone else or the ground. Drop-kick After being intentionall ... d of starting each half of a match and at the beginning of each period of extra-time with a drop-kic ... d of restarting play with a drop-kick at a 22m drop-out, a Try Line drop-out, or after a score. A penalty kic ... t not have been passed/played back into the half and cannot be gained from a restart kick. (see la
8 Scoring
t a conversion, which may be a place-kick or drop-kick. A conversion opportunity may be declined (see law 5.8 ... s a drop-kick and scores a goal, the goal stands. 8.24 The kicker places the ball directl ... r scores a dropped goal by kicking a goal from a drop-kick in open play. 8.29 The team awarde ... d. 8.5 If the ball goes over the crossbar and over the height of the goal posts, the kic
Clarification 8-2014
2 drop-out. The kick is correctly executed and the ball enters the opposing team's in-goal area withou ... 0 Definitions state: "Drop-out: A drop-out is a drop kick taken by the defending team. The drop-out may be take ... m on the 22 where the kick was taken or ask to repeat the drop-out). In other words, the Free Kic ... y to the restart kick ("22 drop-out"). Similarly, this would apply to a drop-out being incorrectly take
8 Scoring
t a conversion, which may be a place-kick or drop-kick. Replaced by: 8.7 When a try is scored, it gives that team the right to attempt a conversion, which must be a drop kick. 8.8 [Replacement] c deleted 8.8 The kicker: a. Takes the kick in the field of play on a lin ... 4 The kick must be a drop-kick. Sanction: Scrum. Addition: 8.30 In extra-time, the tea
8 Scoring
t a conversion, which may be a place-kick or drop-kick. Replaced by: 8.7 When a try is scored, it gives that team the right to attempt a conversion, which must be a drop kick. c deleted 8.8 [Replacement] 8.8 The kicker: a. Takes the kick in the field of play on a lin ... k must be a drop-kick. Sanction: Scrum. Addition: 8.30 In extra-time, the team that score
Clarification 2-2006
y into touch.” Finally, Law 21.4 (d) requires for “kicking for touch. The kicker may punt or drop kic ... f Manager FFR Law Reference 19,21 Date 2006-01-10 Request Law 19.1 (e) stipulates: “Penalty kick. When a player kicks to touch from a penalty kick anywhere in the playing area, the throw in is take ... m takes a penalty kick, and the ball is kicked into touch, the throw in is taken by the playe
Clarification 9-2014
n taken? Clarification of the designated members of the Rugby Committee The illegal drop kick as describe ... y seeks clarification on the following situation. Law 13.10 Drop-out Definitions: "A drop-out is use ... l or on or over the dead ball line." 21.4 Penalty and free kick options and requirements: "c) No delay. If a kicker indicates to the referee the intention to kick a penalty kick at goal, the kick must be take
21 In-goal
y restarts with a try-line drop out (attack play into in-goal) or a 5m scrum, attacking team thro ... n but must not kick or attempt to kick the ball. Sanction: Penalty. Ball kicked dead throug ... y into touch-in-goal or on or over the dead-ball line, the defending team can choose: a. To have a 22m dro ... n: An unsuccessful kick at goal or attempted dropped goal. In these cases, the defending team restarts with a 2
Clarification 1-2006
e these two cases? Ruling of the designated members of the Rugby Committee From a kick off there can be no mark. From a kick off after a score there can be no mark. From a 22 metre drop out a mark ca ... k, it stipulates that a mark cannot be made from a kick off. This implies that it may be made from a restar
Tag Rugby
s are taken as kick-offs and occur after a score or a touch down. Kick-offs are either: Drop-kick Pun ... m player on the full, over the goal line, the referee will call “play on”. 13.6 Drop-kick When a dro ... d behind their own goal line the attacking team shall restart play with a drop-kick from the centr ... l, a drop-kick from the centre of the receiving team’s goal line will restart play. If the ball strike
2024-07 Law changes
e in front of a kicker Eliminating the crocodile roll Removing the scrum option when a Free Kic ... t on 1 July 2024. From that date, they will be reflected in World Rugby's digital law content. Offside in front of a kicker Rationale: Teams and players have recognised that in a kick battl ... s created freedom for players to loiter in the middle and wait for a kick tennis battle to conclude.&nbs
Clarification 6-2014
n / HP Ref Manager HKRFU Law Reference 13 Date 2014-10-17 Request Law 13 – Kick Off and Restarts The HKRFU requested a clarification relating to Law 13. Drop out must cross the line. Scenario Team A have a 22 metre drop out. The ball does not cross the line and lands in the field of play before going into touch, some 8 metres from the 22 metre drop out took place. What advantage may apply? Can the no
Laws app - what's new
6 A new Law Application Guideline concerning knee-drop tackles Wordings for Hip drop tackle law chang ... d into full law (the GLT designation removed from laws content) Minor changes to law wording ... n relating to deliberate actions at a kick-off June 2025 Clarification around diving over a ruc ... g the app for first time, and for content updates for existing users January 2025 New ap
Clarification 4-2016
y or free kick awarded for an infringement with any type of kick, punt, drop kick, or place kick. The bal ... l: https://worldrugby.box.com/s/j02ul1dl3x309ojuv6i5dsg0t3t1lzz8 KICK- Definition. Law Book Page 6 A kic ... e to the knee but not including the knee .a kick must move the ball a visible distance out of the han ... l. Law 21.4 (d) A clear kick. The kicker must kick the ball a clear distance If the kicker is holdin
18 Touch, quick throw and lineout
r must not prevent the ball from travelling five metres. Sanction: Free-kick. 18.7 If the mar ... f. This variation does not apply at a kick-off or any type of restart kick. (See: 50:22 ) Wher ... e that player is standing. The opposition. b. Ball is kicked directly into touch from a kick-off or restart kick Event Location of the mark of touch Who throw
Playing Charter
n play when play is re-started at scrums, lineouts, kick-offs and restart kicks. Rugb ... d to kick for touch because of its inability to maintain the play is, generally, denied the thro ... s are maintained through scrums, lineouts, mauls, rucks, kick-offs and re-starts. Also the ke
Touch Rugby
h organisers may permit a drop-kick or punt kick for kick-offs and restarts. In these circumstance ... m This is the team not in possession of the ball. Drop-kick This is when the ball is released from the han ... e of the objection remains unaltered. Sanction: Penalty kick at the place where the game would restart ( ... d of play. If time expires and a penalty kick is then awarded, the referee allows play to continue. Law
Clarification 1-2015
e. The conversion is kicked and after the kick, there is between 5-10 seconds left on the clock, i.e. 7 ... n the referee would have awarded a scrum, lineout, an option to the non-infringing team, drop out or after a conversion or successful penalty kick at goal. If a scrum has to be reset, the scrum has not been completed. If time expires and a mark, free kick or penalty kick is then awarded, the refere
Key contests areas in the game
These ten questions relate to key contest areas in rugby - Kick-offs, Restarts, Tackle, Ruck and Maul.
21 In-goal
Sevens Addition: The restart kick must be taken within 30 seconds from the time the unsuccesful kick at goal was taken. 21.16 [Replacement] 21.16 When a player carrying the ball is held up in-goal, so that the player cannot ground the ball or play the ball, the ball is dead. Play restarts with a goal line drop-out or a 5m scrum, depending on how the ball entered in-goal. (la
9 Foul play
e time. Sanction: Free-kick. Repeated infringements 9.8 A team must not repeatedly commi ... t not lift an opponent off the ground and drop or drive that player so that their head and/or uppe ... n: Penalty. e. A player must not drop their weight onto an opponent or target the lower limbs. Sanctio ... g wedge’. Sanction: Penalty. 9.23 A player must not attempt to kick the ball from the hand
17 Mark
g an opponent’s kick. Claiming a mark 17.1 To claim a mark, a player must: a. Have at leas ... m an opponent’s kick before it touches the ground or another player; and c. Simultaneously call “mar ... s a free-kick to the team in possession. 17.4 A mark may not be claimed from a kick-off or a restart kick after a score, but can be claimed after a penalty kick at goal or dropped kick at goa
Clarification 1-2022
e of these situations: Kicked into in-goal by an attacker = Goal line drop-out (Law 12.12b) Charged down from the field of play into in-goal; or a penalty/drop kick at goal strikes the post and remains in in-goal = 22 Drop out (Law 12.11) *See below Passed into in-goal by a defender and ball becomes loos ... w 12.12b) a penalty/drop kick at goal strikes the post and remains in in-goal = 22 Drop-out (Law 12.1
2026-10 Law application guideline - Dangerous tackles
A new Law Application Guideline has been issued relating to dangerous knee drop tackles A presentation for use by Unions or referee organisations can be found (in English, French and Spanish) here: https://worldrugby.box.com/v/kneedroptackles
6 Match officials
n and the other captain calls. The winner of the toss decides whether to kick off or to choose an end. If the winner of the toss decides to choose an end, the opponents must kick off and vice versa. 6. ... y or penalty try is awarded. e. When the ball becomes dead, other than after a failed conversion kick. f. When the ball becomes unplayable. g. When a penalty, free-kick or scrum is awarded.
Beach Fives Rugby
r of players. Sanction: Free kick at the place where the game would restart 3.3 Players nominate ... s dead. If time expires and free kick is then awarded, the referee allows play to continue until the nex ... n calls to see who wins the toss. The winner of the toss decides whether to kick off or to choose an end. If the winner of the toss decides to choose an end, the opponents must kick off and vice vers